This is one of those that’s a favorite of a lot of people (or so I’m told) but that I’ve never really liked much. Bathroom humor always feels cheap and forced to me. On these early strips I was drawing at a smaller size and using paper and pens that were quite a bit different [...]
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After I did the first 10 SuperFogeys strips on my blog at MySpace, I decided to try to find a place to get the strip hosted and see if I could produce something like it on a regular basis. When the SuperFogeys did find a host site (pre-Th3rd World) I decided to start the strip [...]
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Jan 19, 10 | SF Origins: The Six Wives of Captain Spectacular, Pg. 2 “Homewreckers” |
May 4, 11 | 313 – Dr. Rocket’s Space Journey, Pt. 2: A Lovely Woman |
Feb 26, 18 | 766 – Always |
Feb 7, 07 | 97 – The Return |
This is the first strip where I’m really demonstrating the perverseness of Dr. Rocket, an aspect of his personality that would come to define him later. It’s hard writing a perverse character in what is essentially an all-ages strip, but I think this strip is a good example of how it can be done. It’s [...]
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Mar 21, 11 | The SuperFogeys 2011 Teaser |
Oct 13, 09 | SF Origins: JA – Tom’s Story, Pg. 2 “Not About My Dad” |
Nov 6, 06 | 34 – Introducing the Healer! |
Oct 21, 11 | Pg. 4 “Zombie Madness” |
Sep 6, 22 | 921 – Obedience is Key |
I knew I wanted Dr. Rocket’s monologue to be about how he got Spy Gal unconscious, but I wanted his means of accomplishing that to be something humorous, brief and unique. I thought he might drug her, but just any ol’ drug wouldn’t do. It had to be something exotic. Boom: Space Pig Urine. It [...]
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Feb 26, 09 | 197 – Requiem |
Aug 28, 13 | 530 – Jerry’s Greatest Hits |
Sep 16, 11 | Pg. 2 “The Fallen Rabbit” |
Nov 11, 11 | Pg. 7 “Nipped” |
May 13, 11 | Pg. 5 “Jerry the Superhero” |
There are essentially two ways to do a comic strip (as I see it): with or without a continuing story. The intro of Spy Gal is when I realized that I just wasn’t capable of doing one-off jokes. I ALWAYS have a story to tell. Spy Gal was originally supposed to be a character named [...]
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Sep 12, 11 | 350 – Great Things Ahead |
Nov 30, 11 | 367 – The Division Sword |
Sep 16, 15 | 683 – What Makes Peace Worthless |
Jul 30, 18 | Pg. 9 “Who is Talking?” |
May 23, 11 | 318 – The Plans of Dr. Klein, Pt. 1 “Getting Rid of Captain Spectacular” |
For Spy Gal’s intro, I wanted to push the boundaries of good taste a little. Is it right to make light of the dementia that all-too-often takes over the minds of older people? …Depends on how you do it. Turns out Spy Gal was faking, but it’s a theme I plan on revisting. Why Turnip? [...]
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Aug 20, 18 | Swifty Origin, Pg. 12 “Party Hard” |
Apr 27, 11 | 311 – The Glow of the Screen Shines Brightly |
Feb 9, 10 | SF Origins: The Six Wives of Captain Spectacular, Pg. 5 “Michelle Masters” |
Nov 11, 08 | 178 – Death, M.D. |
Mar 10, 07 | 109 – WHO THREW THIS!? |
It still pains me to look at the art in a lot of these early strips. Where the crud are the frickin’ wheelchairs? The only answer I have is that I was lazy and was trying to draw as little as possible. I really saw the strips as more of an exercise in pacing and [...]
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Feb 11, 10 | 243 – A Deal is a Deal |
Dec 29, 08 | Guest Strip by Scott Gallatin of “Madscott!” |
Jun 8, 10 | SF Origins: The Life and Times of Soviet Sam, Pg. 3 “Valhalla” |
Jan 6, 11 | Guest Strip by Marjorie Rishel |
Mar 25, 13 | 491 – Proof |
his is the second of the additions I made to the original 10 black and white strips I did to kick off the SuperFogeys. Originally, episode 8 went into what is now episode 10 without this minor stopover to make explicit what was once subtle. She’s Spy Gal. Spy Gal is a spy. Duh. It [...]
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Mar 27, 13 | 492 – Such Great Heights |
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Aug 6, 14 | 616 – One of Zurida’s |
Nov 18, 06 | 46 – The Winner of Bingo Night…? |
Nov 9, 11 | 361 – The Whole Place is Coming Down |
First of all: yes, they’re watching Jeopardy. The real point of this strip was to show Jerry’s concern for Spy Gal and Captain Spectacular’s utter lack of it. I wrapped that point in a Jeopardy joke recycled from Groundhog Day because I figured I’d better do this joke now and early in order to get [...]
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Jul 27, 12 | Pg. 5 “Long Night of the Monsters” |
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Jan 21, 10 | 240 – ZAP! |
Oct 12, 12 | Pg. 8 “Gross Fetuses” |
Feb 11, 10 | 243 – A Deal is a Deal |
What’s sadder than a guy who can run really fast that’s stuck behind a walker? The answer is nothing, my friends, nothing. That’s what makes Swifty so much fun–we all know exactly why he’s so bitter and grumpy and you just can’t blame the guy. For Swifty’s design, I couldn’t make him look too much [...]
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Jun 3, 13 | 509 – Villain to Villain |
Mar 11, 21 | 881 – Minutes Away |
Sep 21, 11 | Five Years of The SuperFogeys |
Mar 21, 11 | The SuperFogeys 2011 Teaser |
Aug 23, 22 | 917 – The New Valhalla |
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Nov 24, 14 | 639 – What She Had to Do |
Aug 3, 11 | 339 – Love |
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Feb 8, 07 | 98 – The Wedding of Captain Spectacular and Star Maiden |
This one is just ugly. None of the characters look right, though I do love how the idea of Spy Gal kissing Dr. Rocket just rolls off Captain Spectacular. The man just does not care. Plus: sexy shoulder blades.
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Jan 23, 13 | 474 – Overwhelmed |
Apr 25, 18 | 781 – Everyone in the War Room! |
Nov 22, 17 | 749 – Caught in the Act |
Mar 30, 07 | 129 – Captain Spectacular’s Plea |
Apr 1, 07 | 131 – Spy Gal Cares |
I love this strip. I think this is the one where you get the best sense of the relationship between Captain Spectacular and Jerry. The first panel alone–I think if the entire strip were just that panel, I’d be happy. I don’t think anyone else laughs at that first panel (That’s not where the joke [...]
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Mar 30, 07 | 129 – Captain Spectacular’s Plea |
Nov 4, 19 | 809 – The Jerry Cradle |
Aug 17, 12 | Pg. 2 “Youthfulenergysupersurplus!” |
Aug 10, 20 | 843 – What About the Crawfish? |
This is the strip that finally broke me. I enjoy the dialogue here a lot, but the art is the (seemingly) umpteenth strip made out of spare parts. This is when I realized things had to change.
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Jul 8, 08 | Guest Strip by Brian Anderson of “Dog Eat Doug!” |
Nov 2, 11 | The 2nd SuperFogeys Free Comic Book Day Page |
Dec 2, 11 | Pg. 3 “Enter The Space Pig” |
Mar 19, 09 | 200 – Where is He!? |
I do believe this strip marks the first close-up I’d ever done in the Superfogeys. I began looking for ways to change the camera around and push the framing into the storytelling more. It was just one panel, but it was a start.
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Feb 22, 12 | 389 – The Invisible Pain |
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Oct 22, 09 | 230 – Cleaning Out Her Ears |
I love this little experiment. It’s two jokes, one the main plot and one a jokey subplot, that don’t work so well on their own but that compliment each other, I think, pretty well. Jerry’s frustration here is my own. Sleep, it seems, will always be denied me. I had no idea the Space Pig [...]
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Aug 5, 13 | 523 – The Big Slam |
Nov 5, 14 | 634 – Twin Plots |
Aug 3, 12 | Pg. 6 “Inevitably Betrayed” |
May 24, 22 | 891 – Third Eye Blind |
Mar 9, 20 | 837 – So? |
Double-sized strips are always fun, but I’m not sure this is the best use of it. The flashback certainly was fun to do. The idea here should be clear: Jerry is Captain Spectacular’s sidekick. This is all set-up and revelation. You should be getting the idea by now that Chapter 1 is really Jerry’s story.
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Jul 12, 22 | 905 – Big Landing |
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Oct 13, 14 | 628 – Earth-Abbadon |
Jan 18, 11 | SF Origins: The Thrice Evil, Pg. 5 “Hungry” |
The last strip of Chapter One is one that I had planned for a long, long time. Once I decided to do the SuperFogeys for real, I quickly came up with a grand plan. This plan extends far, far beyond this chapter, though this ending is the first touchstone in that plan. If you ever [...]
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One of the better-paced strips I’ve done (or so I’ve been told) and a solid, economical reintroduction to three of the main characters.
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Jerry was late to the party because I needed to remind the audience of his feelings for Spy Gal. I’m sure there was a better way to do that. Not a favorite of mine.
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Oct 13, 14 | 628 – Earth-Abbadon |
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Sep 1, 22 | 920 – …The More They Stay the Same |
I knew the back half of this chapter would be light on the Swifty, so I wanted to make sure his last time in the spotlight was a memorable one. Everyone seems to have a different favorite Swifty ailment, but the one I like the best (and the first one I wrote) is the one [...]
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Jul 9, 18 | Pg. 6 “Date or Fight?” |
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Jul 21, 22 | 908 – Torture |
Feb 5, 18 | 760 – OG Thrice |
I had been looking for an excuse to do a single-panel strip for a long time and this conclusion of the Healer’s interviews with all the SuperFogeys was a good excuse for it. Originally, the dialogue on this one was vastly different. It was a back and forth between the Healer and the Captain; none [...]
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Apr 22, 10 | 253 – Destiny Screwed Over |
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Oct 30, 13 | 544 – Whose Mess Is It, Anyway? |
Oct 24, 11 | 357 – Now Leaving Medieval Midway |
44 – Beginning the Tale of How Captain Spectacular was Paralyzed
by Brock Heasley on November 16th, 2006This is one of those connecting strips that I didn’t know I needed until I did. Strip 45 was always a story I was going to tell, but before I got to that story I realized that I had nothing leading into it. What would be Dr. Rocket’s final scheme? Why, bunnies of course. Why [...]
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Jul 15, 08 | 145 – Wrinkly Butt |
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Dec 21, 11 | 373 – SWAT! |
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45 – The Tale of How Captain Spectacular was Paralyzed, Conclusion
by Brock Heasley on November 17th, 2006See the bunny? I liked the idea that Dr. Rocket kept one bunny for himself. Of course it begs the question…what happened to the bunny? That answer is coming in Chapter 6. This strip took a little longer than your average strip. In the end, I think I probably pumped a little too much detail [...]
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Oct 21, 10 | 281 – Expected |
Dec 5, 12 | 464 – Cuffed |
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Nov 7, 06 | 35 – Healer Q&A |
I tried and tried to not make this one a double-sized. I had just done one and I didn’t want to take the time to do another one, but there just wasn’t any other way to make it work. Too many characters all interacting with each other. It has been said that this is one [...]
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Sep 3, 18 | Pg. 14 “Fire and Light and Rain” |
Feb 3, 20 | 829 – Too. Far. |
Mar 11, 10 | 247 – Not a Busload of Strangers |
Apr 9, 07 | 138 – Good News and Bad News |
Jan 27, 11 | 293 – Good Actor |
This is an important call back to the end of Chapter 1. I had to keep Jerry’s unrequited love alive somehow and it seems particularly harsh that it’s now Spy Gal herself who is diminishing him. Jerry’s just fun to mess with.
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Aug 26, 13 | 529 – Why Did Jerry Do It? |
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Apr 13, 11 | 307 – T-Magus |
Visually, this is one of my absolute favorites. You can see I’m trying something new with the background. I first used the “faded background” technique in a guest strip I did for Wes Molebash’s strip “You’ll Have That” Once I did it there, I knew I needed to try it for SF. More copy/pasting [...]
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Apr 10, 13 | 496 – The First Condition |
Jan 29, 20 | 828 – Sorry About the Torture |
Jan 2, 17 | 722 – Help or Mourn? |
Sep 7, 16 | 697 – No Fun Being Ignored |
Oct 24, 16 | 707 – Demise |
The first panel shows a depth of field we haven’t really seen in SF thus far. My goal was to do a drawing that would also work well as a group shot and, possibly, a wallpaper. Plans are in the works for just such a thing. Obviously, this is a huge change of pace for [...]
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Oct 29, 14 | 532 – The Lynchpin |
Nov 6, 08 | 177 – Lay Some More On Me |
Aug 8, 14 | Pg. 6 “Back From the Dead” |
Dec 14, 10 | SF Origins: The Thrice Evil, Pg. 2 “No One Should Die Among Strangers” |
May 12, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 13 “What Are You Doing Here!?” |
The Swifty-Jerry dynamic is one of my favorites, and this is one of my favorite exchanges that I’ve had a chance to write. I love how Jerry just ignores Swifty. A fun strip that segued into one of the biggest mistakes I ever made with the SuperFogeys…
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Jun 25, 09 | 213 – Bubbles of Light 4 |
Apr 1, 10 | 250 – To Be So Stupid |
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Oct 11, 17 | 737 – Dastard Number Two |
Could I just not be bothered to draw backgrounds this time? Looks like. Still, the colors are pretty, right? Right? I try to make the Space Pig be an animal of as few words as possible. You never quite know where he’s coming from, I think. He’s a popular character, so he must be [...]
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Nov 25, 11 | Pg. 2 “The Third Man” |
Aug 29, 16 | 694 – Soviet Sam Crackdown |
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Dec 23, 11 | Pg. 6 “Battle in the Skies” |
Oct 22, 20 | 849 – Break a Hip |
Another “colorful” strip. Seriously, this is just ugly. I never pull off the silhouetted figures thing as well as someone like Mike Witmer over at Pinkerton. I try but…no. Still, Jerry getting rejected by Spy Gal…that’s always gold as far as I’m concerned.
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Dec 27, 11 | Guest Strip by Dan White! |
Dec 21, 11 | 373 – SWAT! |
Nov 30, 11 | 367 – The Division Sword |
Nov 3, 06 | 31- Spittin’ Oatmeal |
May 15, 08 | SF Collection #2 Cover |
The Pig is the minister! That’s the payoff to the Space Pig’s WebSpace page. Don’t know how many people picked up on that. I had a lot of fun with this page. Designing the Ninja Bridesmaid was particularly fun.
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Apr 14, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 9 “Press Conference” |
Dec 29, 08 | Guest Strip by Scott Gallatin of “Madscott!” |
Jul 17, 08 | 146 – Cad and a Layabout |
Aug 19, 11 | Pg. 5 “Why She Left” |
Feb 5, 07 | 95 – Flying Away |
Another ugly, ugly strip. An important one though. This is one of those that I think people read and then didn’t ask the right questions about. Jerry’s tears are a leftover plot thread from Chapter 3. The last time anyone talked about him it was in Episode 88 when Captain Spectacular mentioned that Jerry had [...]
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Dec 27, 10 | Guest Strip by Crystal Murphy, Part One (2010) |
Apr 1, 11 | Pg. 9 “Always” |
Feb 19, 14 | 573 – Jerry Picks a Flower |
Mar 5, 18 | 768 – Boy-Haired Crone |
May 5, 08 | 102 – WebSpace Page: Swifty |
Slapsticky? Yes, definitely. But I still love it. Shoot, I love it because it’s slapsticky. Obviously, I’m riffing on the Nintendo Wii here, notorious for it’s flying game remotes. I got a Wii in December of 2006. Love that thing and with all the reports of the sytem being used in nursing homes across the [...]
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Dec 17, 12 | 467 – Spy Gal Kicks Butt |
Jan 7, 21 | 865 – Balance |
Aug 15, 11 | 342 – The Wrong Man |
Feb 4, 21 | 871 – To Save a Dark World |
Mar 25, 13 | 491 – Proof |
As bad as the art was in the firs few strips of this chapter, I think it got that much better once the Wii stuff came in. Spy Gal’s jumping pose was something I was nervous about doing (I’m not good with the action), but I’m really pleased with how it turned out. All of [...]
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Jan 17, 18 | 755 – Under the Radar |
Jun 15, 12 | Pg. 1 “Through the Portal” |
Nov 27, 13 | 552 – Is Jerry Really Such a Bad Guy? |
Nov 14, 16 | 713 – No More Killin’ |
Jul 18, 14 | Pg. 3 “Naughty Girl” |
Some readers thought Jerry was out-of-character here. In my mind, Jerry is basically a decent guy, but even decent guys can be pushed too far. If it’s Swifty talking, then you can be sure that Jerry is being pushed too far. I labored and labored over the wording of Dr. Rocket’s apology. It had to [...]
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Mar 1, 07 | 104 – Is Spy Gal Paranoid? |
Sep 30, 10 | 278 – The Others |
Dec 9, 11 | Pg. 4 “Party Crasher” |
Jan 27, 14 | 566 – Guns Blazin’ |
Jun 24, 11 | Pg. 11 “Partners Again” |
I had a TON of fun with this episode. Webcomics can, at times, be a bit of a grind. That schedule, even at just twice a week, can be killer. A visually interesting episode like this where I get to play with depth of field and extreme reactions is just a blast. I had only [...]
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Jan 6, 11 | Guest Strip by Marjorie Rishel |
Apr 4, 07 | 134 – Driving Everybody Off |
Nov 17, 14 | 637 – Dimension-Crossed Haters |
May 12, 14 | 594 – The State of Valhalla |
Feb 29, 12 | 391 – Secrets, Secrets Are No Fun… |
And now you see the entire impetus for the Wii storyline. I knew I wanted Star Maiden to be so deranged that she actually sees the Fogeys as their younger selves. With that in mind, I thought her interpretation of “air boxing” would be hilarious. Turned out to be more dramatic, but what are you [...]
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Mar 23, 11 | 301 – Hmph |
Oct 2, 06 | 10 – Why Spy Gal Came to Valhalla |
Nov 26, 12 | 461 – He Escaped |
Nov 17, 14 | 637 – Dimension-Crossed Haters |
Jun 19, 08 | 140 – The Kindness of His Heart |
This is another callback to Spy Gal’s initial appearance in Chapter 1 where the Fogeys discussed her “hotness.” Again, Star Maiden’s reference to bunnies is not so random as it first appears. A quick read of episodes 44 and 45 of Chapter 2 should give enough of a clue to what she might be talking [...]
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Jul 22, 15 | 659 – Wasting Time |
Jul 10, 08 | Guest Strip by Lucas Turnbloom of “Imagine This!” |
Nov 4, 06 | 32 – Bingo Night Begins |
Aug 31, 11 | 347 – Witch Fontana’s Fortunate Fortunes |
Nov 30, 10 | SF Origins: The Death of Mr. Crook, Pg. 3 “A Man Dies, An Idea is Born” |
Some pretty loaded dialog here, and one of my favorite CS/Jerry conversations at that. I like the talky stuff. Action is fun and I understand the need for it, but I always see the core of the SuperFogeys being the interplay between the characters. That’s where the meat is. Love the promise of the last [...]
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Oct 19, 11 | 356 – Best Luck of Her Life |
Dec 12, 16 | 718 – What is Deserved |
Jul 6, 15 | 652 – On the Great Wall |
Dec 18, 19 | 820 – Heart-Stopping Great Looks |
Jan 27, 20 | 827 – Lay Her Down |
Some readers misunderstood this strip to mean that Spy Gal is upset at Star Maiden again. Not my intention at all, something I hope becomes clear in the next strip. Swifty’s line at the end came from trial and error. All of his dialog in the last panel went through many iterations. I think the [...]
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Mar 25, 10 | 249 – How to Prove Your Love |
Apr 13, 11 | 307 – T-Magus |
Jul 11, 12 | 428 – You Know Who You Sound Like? |
Aug 30, 22 | 919 – The More Things Change… |
Aug 19, 10 | 273 – All Is Revealed |
The rare one-paneler! Very rarely do I have an idea for a strip that lends itself to this. The challenge is the layout. Getting all those characters into one frame isn’t easy for me, but well worth it, I think.
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Mar 18, 13 | 489 – Change in Plan |
Jan 1, 14 | Guest Strip by Crystal Murphy, 4! |
Feb 19, 18 | 764 – Meanwhile, Inside Dr. Rocket’s Bedchamber |
Oct 18, 06 | 25 – Pee On Swifty |
Aug 23, 22 | 917 – The New Valhalla |
A transitional strip. I hate these. Usually, I’m able to cover it up better with a joke, but not so much here.
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Dec 21, 12 | Guest Strip by Crystal Murphy! |
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Feb 16, 21 | 874 – The One True |
May 2, 18 | 783 – FINALLY! |
Jan 7, 13 | 469 – Beating Into Submission with Peace |
The plot of this particular strip was pretty simple: Jerry and Dictator Tot play Wii Bowling. DT loses. DT pulls out a gun. Here’s the script, as originally written: 123 – 1: DT assuming the bowling stance. DT: Bowling is very simple. The remote is like the ball. You pull it back with the button… [...]
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Mar 20, 13 | 490 – Two Thirds of a Secret Revealed |
Sep 23, 13 | 537 – The Guthrie |
Apr 10, 13 | 496 – The First Condition |
Sep 23, 16 | Guest Strip by Alethea Lim (Alecat)! |
Apr 18, 11 | 308 – Time Displaced/Erased/No Taste |
I’ve made no secret that I have a long, long term plan for the SuperFogeys. Pieces of a puzzle that I want to lay down and that will add up into something (I hope) special one day. This is one of those pieces. I won’t say I always knew it would be Jerry to get [...]
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Apr 6, 11 | 305 – Favorite Thing He’s Seen All Year |
May 17, 08 | SF Collection #3 Cover |
Jul 6, 15 | 652 – On the Great Wall |
Mar 16, 07 | 115 – Star Maiden Flattens Dr. Rocket |
Dec 2, 13 | 553 – Capture and Rescue Mission |
There’s a kid with a gun. The kid’s a villain though, so I’m asking you to go with it. There’s not much funny about gun violence. This isn’t the place to really get into it, but my life has certainly been affected by gun violence on more than one occasion. My feeling is that if [...]
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Feb 1, 17 | 731 – Mr. Brightside |
Sep 7, 16 | 697 – No Fun Being Ignored |
Jun 30, 14 | 605 – Underground Brawl |
Jul 23, 12 | 429 – Shenanigans |
Did Swifty go too far? That’s what some readers thought. I admit that I had second thoughts about this one as well, but knowing what I know about Swifty and Jerry’s relationship, I think he is justified. True, I haven’t actually REVEALED why Swifty hates Jerry so much, but still… The second panel with Spy Gal’s [...]
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Here’s a bit of a storytelling trick…by keeping Dr. Rocket out of the strip for several weeks (off camera–he was in the room the whole time), I make his appearance in the last panel just that much more surprising. That’s the hope anyway. It all seems terribly convenient, I agree. You’re supposed to be thinking [...]
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Jan 1, 09 | Guest Strip by Mark R. Engel of “Prematurely Disappointed!” |
May 7, 09 | 207 – Not My Story to Tell |
Dec 1, 06 | 51 – Can Hair Eat? |
Jul 6, 12 | Pg. 4 “The Very, Very Long Battle” |
Sep 12, 12 | 444 – A New Mission |
How did I go this long without a “When Pigs Fly” joke? That first panel was a challenge for me. In case you haven’t already been able to tell, perspective isn’t my strong suit. Still, I’m pleased with how it turned out. I think it works for what it is. Again, Star Maiden is just [...]
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Dec 19, 11 | 372 – She’s His Sister |
Aug 11, 22 | 914 – Time to Go |
Dec 2, 08 | 184 – The Origin of Captain Spectacular and Dr. Rocket, Pt. 1 “Laban and Amram” |
Jul 1, 08 | 143 – Ogle |
Mar 16, 21 | 882 – Says You |
Nurse Carter has a personality! I think I do an alright job of developing my characters, but Nurse Carter has always been the one that I’ve neglected. Here, finally, she says something that hints at something resembling a thought in her head. It’s the kind of character humor that can be difficult to do, but [...]
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Oct 24, 11 | 357 – Now Leaving Medieval Midway |
Aug 30, 22 | 919 – The More Things Change… |
May 26, 15 | What You’ve Been Waiting to Know… |
Nov 5, 12 | 455 – You’re Not My Father! |
Oct 22, 14 | 530 – The Long Arm of the Universe |
Had a blast with the first panel. I love drawing Mr. Crook, design courtesy of Eskimo Dave creator Mike Hartigan. I wish he wasn’t dead. Check back to Episode 10 of Chapter 1 for a part of Mr. Crook’s story. Mustache on Captain Spectacular doesn’t look too bad. A little more insight on the Jerry/Swifty [...]
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Jul 8, 08 | Guest Strip by Brian Anderson of “Dog Eat Doug!” |
Dec 29, 09 | Guest Strip by Crystal Murphy, Part One |
Aug 18, 10 | 272 – GET OUT! |
Jul 6, 12 | Pg. 4 “The Very, Very Long Battle” |
Oct 3, 11 | Chapter 8, “The Captain and the Spy” Recap by Nick Perkins |
This was supposed to be a very normal operation with some choice quips from Dr. Rocket. That was the idea anyway. Then I remembered, “Oh yeah, this is the SuperFogeys.” As with most things involving Dr. Rocket, this crosses the line from weird into disturbing. I’m pretty much okay with that.
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Aug 22, 16 | 692 – See! You Are Needed! |
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Dec 30, 10 | Guest Strip by Scott Gallatin of “Madscott!” (2010) |
Aug 15, 11 | 342 – The Wrong Man |
Nov 26, 12 | 461 – He Escaped |
Wow. Just, wow. This strip is sooooo busy. I think there’s a certain charm to it, but hold crud, those panels are just loaded. Usually not a good idea. I have no idea why the Space Pig is singing “Last Kiss.” That was the song that seemed to fit and once I got the idea [...]
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Mar 23, 12 | Pg. 5 “Where Are The Unicef Upstarts?” |
Sep 23, 06 | 2 – Introducing Jerry! |
Jan 2, 12 | 374 – A Spy Gal Shaped Hole |
Oct 1, 15 | Chapter 21 Teaser! |
That profile pic of Jerry is my most favorite drawing of him that I’ve done. It just captures him so perfectly. The first mission of the Society of Heroes is a tale I want to tell. It should appear as a backup story in a future SuperFogeys book. Watch for that.
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Nov 12, 09 | 233 – She Was Undercover |
Jul 29, 13 | 521 – Spy Gal Awakened |
Sep 9, 19 | 798 – A Dark Past, A Questionable Present |
Jan 29, 14 | 567 – The Day Spa |
Sep 27, 12 | GUEST STRIP by Crystal Murphy, Summer Fun Pt. 3 |
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Oct 2, 06 | 10 – Why Spy Gal Came to Valhalla |
May 8, 13 | 502 – The Presidio Thumb |
Mar 22, 07 | 121 – Swifty Gets Slapped |
Aug 25, 09 | SF Origins: Tangerine, Pg. 5 “Making It Right” |
Sep 7, 12 | Pg. 5 “Who Squished?” |
This is the cover to Book 2, which collected both all of Chapter 3 and the backup story, “Captain Spectacular and Star Maiden in the Inevitable Dimension.”
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Nov 10, 06 | 38 – The Good Ol’ Days |
Feb 7, 07 | 97 – The Return |
Jan 5, 10 | Guest Strip by Joe Cook of “Shattered Myth!” |
Commentary Looking at my comments below, it’s clear I wasn’t very happy about the way this strip turned out at the time. Looking at it now, I’m not sure what my problem was. Looks pretty decent to me, although I regret the color scheme I chose for Jerry’s hospital room, especially since he’s going to [...]
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Aug 19, 13 | 527 – A Concerned Husband |
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Mar 24, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 6 “Beaten to the Punch” |
Apr 30, 14 | 591 – About That Thing… That One Time |
BRIAN ANDERSON Today’s amazing spotlight on Dr. Rocket comes to us from Brian Anderson of the nationally syndicated comic strip,Dog Eat Doug! Brian is doing me a huge favor this week as last week’s ER visit really threw me off my game. Look at the detail in the good Doctor’s face! Amazing work, Brian, and [...]
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Jan 18, 07 | 73 – It’s FUN to Share |
RUFUS EDGE Holy Guest Strips, Captain! I was amazed to get 2 guest strips of high caliber this week, and now, suddenly, I’ve got two more! This latest one was actually submitted as Fan Art, but I think you can easily see why I tossed it into the regular rotation. I literally laughed out loud [...]
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Jul 22, 08 | 147 – Three Plus Seven |
Commentary Ah, “Wrinkly Butt.” As this one was sitting at my drawing board, my wife happened upon it and exclaimed “WHAT IS UP WITH SPY GAL’S CHEST?” I explained that she’s been long established as a large-chested character and that she’s clearly folding her arms here so… My wife wasn’t having it. It was an [...]
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